Roland XP-10 - Make Sure that System Controller Settings Are the same for Recording and Playback; Use the same Tempo for Recording and Playback 000; Things to Avoid During Recording; Recording the Performance Settings

Chapter 7. Using a sequencer to create an ensemble
However if you later modify the Performance settings
and save it again, the song will no longer play back
correctly. To be sure that your song will always be
played back using the correct Performance settings,
we recommend that you use the other method
(Performance Dump).
2) Make sure that system controller settings
are the same for recording and playback
If the system controller settings (for example, the
number of the Control Change message that is trans-
mitted from MIDI OUT when Slider 1 is moved, etc.,
p.62) are different during recording and playback, the
song will not play back correctly. After recording, be
careful not to change the controller settings. If you do
change the controller settings, make a note of this on
the disk label, etc. Then, before playing back, restore
the appropriate controller settings.
3) Use the same tempo for recording and
playback
If you use the Performance Dump function to record
Performance data in the beginning of your song, you
will need to distinguish the tempo used when record-
ing the Performance data and the tempo used when
recording the music data (notes, etc.)
Tempo for recording the Performance data
Record the Performance data at the tempo that you
will use for playback. For example if you will be play-
ing the song back at a tempo of 120, record the
Performance data at a tempo of 120.
If the Performance data is played back at a different
tempo than the tempo at which it was recorded, the
XP-10 may not receive it correctly, meaning that the
song will not be played back correctly.
Tempo for recording the music data
It is not necessary to record the music data at the
tempo that you will use for playback. For example if
you will be playing the song back at a tempo of 120,
you might want to record it at a slower tempo, and
play it back at 120.
4) Things to avoid during recording
Do not perform the following operations during
recording. If you perform these operations during
recording, playback will not be correct even if you
have used Performance Dump to record the
Performance data.
1. Do not change Performances
2. Do not change the Keyboard Mode
Recording
When you finish making settings, you are ready to
record.
Recording the Performance settings
Get the sequencer to start recording. Then, select the
Performance that you will be using. The Performance
settings will be transmitted from MIDI OUT and
recorded on the sequencer.
Two or three seconds will be required to record the
Performance settings. Continue recording blank space
for an additional two or three seconds (i.e., without
playing the keyboard or moving a controller, etc.).
You must leave two or three seconds between the
Performance data and the music data to ensure that
the recorded song will be played back correctly.
Recording each Part
Select an appropriate Performance, and record each Part.
Using the metronome function of the sequencer, we
will record the drum part first. Then we will record
each Part while listening to the drum part.
Cautions when playing back the
song you record
In order for a song you record to be played back cor-
rectly, you need to observe four points. For details
refer to “Playing back with the same setup as when
recording” (p.46).
Please also observe the following three additional
points.
1. Play back the recorded song on the XP-10. It will
not play back correctly when played back using other
sound sources.
2. Be sure to play back from the beginning of the
song. If you play back from the middle of the song,
playback will not be correct. In particular, if the
Performance settings (Performance Dump) have been
recorded at the beginning of the song, you must
restore the Performance settings that were used when
the song was recorded.
3. If you have used Performance Dump to record
Performance data in the song, turn on the System
Exclusive Receive switch. If the System Exclusive
Receive switch is off, the XP-10 will not receive the
Performance settings that were recorded at the begin-
ning of the song. Use the following procedure to
make settings. (When the XP-10 is shipped from the
factory, this setting is ON. Normally you should leave
it ON.)
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